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Auto License Bureau

Date: 05 17 1939
Description: Wisconsin Auto License Bureau, 16-20 E. Doty Street, Card Typing Department, with women at typewriters and male supervisor.
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Garbage Truck

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Description: The Greendale Department of Public Works used this truck to collect trash.
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Dane County Highway Commissioner

Date: 11 11 1959
Description: Portrait of Dane County highway commissioner, Ray R. Swann.
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Two Taylor County Tar Tank Trucks

Date: 04 26 1937
Description: Two Taylor County tar tank trucks parked in front of Max Lehman's house, 1724 Park Street. Taken for William Gunnison, road contractor, Middleton, Wisconsi...
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Lafayette County Tar Tank Trucks

Date: 04 26 1937
Description: Two Lafayette County tar tank trucks park in front of Max Lehman's house, 1724 Park Street.
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Water Department/Water Street

Date: 11 16 1989
Description: View from the Water Street Bridge over the Waupaca River toward the Waupaca Water Department.
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Madison City Bus

Date: 08 01 1947
Description: Interior view looking toward the back of a Madison Bus Company's new 35 foot bus which seats 45 people. Above the windows are advertising posters.
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Town of Madison Town Hall

Date: 10 06 1949
Description: The Town of Madison's new building houses the town offices, garage, and fire department. There is a pond in the foreground.
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Highway Department Garage

Date: 1930
Description: Shawano County Highway Department garage.
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Violet Feeney

Date: 12 29 1947
Description: Mrs. John (Violet) Feeney demonstrating that she can not cram any more garbage into her garbage can because the city has not collected her garbage for nine...
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Uncollected Rubbish in Downtown Madison

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: Uncollected garbage in the 300 block of West Main Street during a walkout strike by Local 236 Municipal Garage Department Union.
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Two Horses Pulling Street Waterer

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Description: Two horses pull a street waterer. When Main Street was a dirt road, the local merchants paid to have it sprinkled during the summer to keep the dust down. ...
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Patrolman Peterson

Date: 06 08 1930
Description: Patrolman Peterson in uniform, sitting at a telephone table.
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Madison Street Department Crew Cleaning Leaves from Gutter

Date: 10 21 1960
Description: A Madison street department crew cleans leaves from the gutter along Mandan Crescent using a leaf vacuum machine as neighborhood children watch. Workers ar...
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Dane County Garage

Date: 08 12 1937
Description: Dane County Highway Department Garage, 2302 Fish Hatchery Road, from the rear.
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Breese Stevens Field

Date: 05 15 1931
Description: Composite of two negatives of Breese Stevens Athletic Field with lights on tall poles. On the left, view is of the Simon Brothers Wholesale Grocery Warehou...
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Dane County Garage

Date: 08 12 1937
Description: View towards the front of the Dane County Highway Department Garage, 2302 Fish Hatchery Road. Art-Deco style building.
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Lighting Plant

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Description: A man stands in front of the small building with a bicycle parked behind him, and a house in the background.
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Firemen Eating Dinner at Central Station

Date: 03 14 1958
Description: Elevated view of 13 firemen sitting at two tables, ready to eat their 11 am meal. The men are at Central Station at 18 South Webster Street. From left to ...
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Street Corner in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 1934
Description: Electrical overhead street light suspended above road. A truck is parked on the right, and houses and trees line both sides of the road.

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